diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/http/url.cpp b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/http/url.cpp
index e9c3228f1..f815c3b6a 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/http/url.cpp
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/http/url.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ std::string Url::GetUrlWithoutQuery(bool relative) const
   {
     if (!relative)
     {
-      if (m_encodedPath.empty() || m_encodedPath[0] != '/')
+      if (m_encodedPath[0] != '/')
       {
         url += "/";
       }